# Staff Software Engineer
**Company:** [Farther Finance](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/farther-finance)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Full Stack Development, Ai Coding Tools, System Design, Scalability, Reliability, Event-Driven Architectures, High-Availability Systems, Real-Time Data Processing, Code Review, Architecture Review
**Posted:** 2026-03-13
> Technical leader driving architecture for large-scale full-stack systems, championing AI tool adoption to boost engineering efficiency, and mentoring teams on best practices while owning complex challenges with high autonomy.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities

- Drive technical architecture decisions that shape the future of our platform
- Lead the design and implementation of large-scale systems spanning frontend and backend
- Establish engineering standards and best practices that scale across the organization
- Champion adoption of AI tools across engineering teams – demonstrate how to leverage AI to multiply effectiveness and accelerate delivery
- Tackle complex technical challenges in system design, scalability, reliability, and performance
- Operate with significant autonomy – own major technical decisions and be accountable for architectural outcomes
- Guide and mentor engineers through complex technical decisions
- Drive technical excellence through code reviews, architecture reviews, and documentation

## Requirements

- 10+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated ability to work across the full stack
- Fluency with AI coding tools and passion for leveraging them strategically – you're already multiplying your output and want to help others do the same
- Thrives with high autonomy and ownership – you want to drive technical strategy and own major architectural decisions without micromanagement
- Track record of making significant technical decisions that positively impact engineering organizations
- Outstanding communication – you explain complex concepts clearly and provide actionable updates
- Builder mentality – you ship working software and iterate, not write specs endlessly
- Tenacity to tackle difficult problems head-on
- Self-directed and autonomous – you work independently on high-level guidance
- Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical best practices

## Nice-to-Haves

- Experience building financial services, trading systems, or wealth management platforms
- Background in high-availability system design and real-time data processing
- Experience with event-driven architectures
- Knowledge of financial regulatory requirements and compliance

## Compensation & Benefits

- Competitive comp package that rewards impact
- Full health benefits + 401(k) matching & Roth IRA options
- Unlimited PTO
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